#biomimicry — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #biomimicry, aggregated by home.social.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: Asa Barber’s team at the University of #Portsmouth found that common #limpet #teeth are five times stronger than #spider #silk, making them the strongest known natural material.
Their goethite nanofiber #protein composite can withstand pressures comparable to turning #carbon into #diamond and could inspire synthetic materials.
#snails #science #biomimicry #nature #spiders #nanotechnology #goethite #biology #engineering #royalsociety #animals #wildlife #mollusks
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🐹🚀 When #hamsters hibernate, their muscle cells don't just endure the cold – they go on "pause."
Researchers are studying this active suppression of muscle repair to find ways to protect #astronauts from muscle loss during long-term #space flight and help people on #Earth facing prolonged bed rest.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/hibernating-hamsters-astronauts/
#biology #biomimicry #science #STEM #evolution #health #mars
